Harrison Turns Two

Although not yet terrible, Harrison will indeed turn two years old on the 25th of August. We jumped the gun a little with a Saturday birthday party and the weekend has been made doubly special with a visit from his Grandparents.
Harrison's party was at a local park and the children quickly wore themselves out playing on swings and slides ... fulfilling Meg's cunning plan to prepare them for an after lunch nap. I am not sure if the chocolate cupcakes scuppered this for other parents, but Harrison certainly slept well.



We have enjoyed relaxing on the beach, eating great food and opening awesome gifts for Harrison that range from an incredible peacock puppet (thanks PT and Mary) to a medieval style castle (thanks Sarah and Marc).

After Harrison's nap we spent the afternoon at our favorite local spot on Cure Beach. The waves were fairly intense (possibly due to Tropical Storm Fay in Florida?) but did not deter Mary Alice from swimming. The water is about as warm as it gets.

While the adults enjoyed a few beers, Harrison decided that two years was quite long enough to live, and proceeded to lay himself down in the path of on-coming waves with absolutely no regard for his safety.

The photos may show him in only an inch or so of water, but that is only because I did not care to have camera in hand when he became more of a dare-devil. I assumed that after fishing him out from under a wave once, he would gain more respect for the ocean ... but no, I forgot he is a boy, and somewhat different from his sister in certain ways.